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June 26, 2024 Cats

Finally, a Treatment for FIP: How GS-441524 is Saving Cats’ Lives

June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, and we’re highlighting our feline friends throughout the month with a series of cat-focused posts. Last week’s blogpost highlighted the health risks of feline ...

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  • Cats One Health
    A cat with cows in a farm
    June 12, 2024

    Bird Flu in Cats: What You Need to Know to Keep Your Pets Safe

    June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, and we’re highlighting our feline friends throughout the month with a series of cat-focused posts. Last week, I highlighted some household hazards specifically affecting cats....

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  • Cats Pets and Family
    A cat in a box
    June 05, 2024

    5 Hidden Household Hazards for Cats: Keep Your Feline Friends Safe

    June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, and we’re highlighting our feline friends throughout the month with a series of feline-focused posts. For the first post of June 2024, I’m going to...

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  • Dogs Responsible Pet Ownership
    May 29, 2024

    Keeping Your Dog Safe by the Pool [2024 Update]

    The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center ER has its share of drama. Last summer, a dog family was at a pool party when they noticed their French bulldog missing. He was found at...

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  • Dogs Surgery
    AMC surgeons perform a procedure
    May 22, 2024

    Understanding Hip Replacement in Dogs: Insights from AMC’s Dr. Rob Hart

    A couple of weeks ago I attended a lecture by my colleague Dr. Rob Hart, Director of Orthopedic and Joint Replacement Surgery at AMC. Not surprisingly, he spoke about hip replacement surgery....

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  • Cats Emergency
    Cashew, a kitten, wrapped up in a blanket
    May 15, 2024

    Behind the Scenes at the ER: A Foster Kitten’s Night at AMC

    Regular readers of my blog will know that my family and I have raised numerous foster kittens over the years. We have had queens and kittens, kittens without moms and infant kittens...

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  • Pets and Family
    A Veterinary Professional with Children and a Dog
    May 08, 2024

    Keep Kids Engaged with Animal-Based Activities This Summer

    Summer is just around the corner, and many parents will be looking for activities to occupy their children while school is out. For children fascinated by animals, there are a whole host...

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About the author

Dr. Ann Hohenhaus is a third-generation veterinarian, double board-certified in Oncology and Small Animal Internal Medicine. As AMC’s Director of Pet Health Information, she writes AMC’s weekly blog, hosts a monthly “Ask the Vet” podcast, and regularly speaks to national news media about animal health. In addition, she has contributed widely to research articles and textbooks, lectures internationally, and has won prestigious awards for her work in both veterinary medicine and journalism. In 2021, she joined the influential World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s Oncology Working Group, which she currently chairs.

Dr. Ann Hohenhaus of the Animal Medical Center in New York City